Writings of Kambar and Karnad introduced in revised Kannada language school text books
Bengaluru, Mar 6: Writings of Jnanpith awardees Chandrashekhar Kambar and Girish Karnad, and Padma Shri award winner Devanuru Mahadeva have been introduced in a revised Kannada language school textbooks as per the guidelines of National Curriculum Framework-2005 by the Textbook Revision Committee (TRC) of Karnataka Textbook Society.
The TRC said it has revised the entire chapter of Namma Hemmeya Rajya Karnataka' in the sixth standard Kannada book with more details and pictures.
"Details and photographs of Chandrashekhar Kambar, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, H L Nage Gowda, Dr Siddalingaiah, Sri Siddeshwara Swami, Shantaveri Gopalagouda and Gavimatha of Koppal have also been included," TRC said in a statement.
The ancient dynasties of south India and royal families of north India have been discussed in the book. Also, a chapter on Vedic culture and the rise of new religions have been included in the 6th standard book.
In the same book, rights of the sexuality minorities have been included in the chapter on equality.
The title of a chapter religion' in 7th standard Kannada book has been changed to Dharmagalu' and Vishwaguru Basaveshwara' has been recorded in the same book as Cultural Leader' (Samskrutika Nayaka).
In the 8th standard Kannada textbook, the title of a chapter Jain and Buddhist sects' has been changed to Jain and Buddhist religions'.
In 9th standard textbook, the 15th-16th Century AD saint-poet Kanaka Dasa and his contemporary Purandara Dasa along with 19th Century AD saint-poet Santa Shishunala Sharifa have been included in the chapter titled Bhakti Pantha' (Devotional Path).
Kambar's Seeme', Karnad's Adhikara', along with Devidasa's Chakragrahana, M Mariappa Bhat's Namma Bhashe', A N Murthy Rao's Vyaghra Geete', Mahadeva's Edege Bidda Akshara' and Vachanas' of Akka Mahadevi have been included in the textbooks for Class-8 to Class-10.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
